It's drawing power from the corruption!
We have to cleanse the disturbance first!

Sylphie

The corruption attracts the worst kind of monsters!

Sylphie

The power of nature is so incredible!
I feel like I can do anything!

Sylphie

Since I got back from the South Shroud, I've spent all my time studying the forces of nature! I even sat through one of Hearer Nolanel's lectures!

Sylphie

The Twelveswood is crying out in pain. My skills are still a bit...lacking...in some areas, but I want to do what I can for the forest.

Esumiyan

Lacking? Sylphie, you have yet to master a single offensive spell. Without the means to defend yourself, it would be far too dangerous to send you off into the forest alone.

Sylphie

...So I am to stay here, then?

Esumiyan

Not necessarily...

Esumiyan

, with your consent, I would have Sylphie accompany you once more.

Esumiyan

I do not propose this arrangement solely with her safety in mind. Given the nature of the investigation, it is like that Sylphie's innate talent for hearing will prove as useful to you as your conjury will to her. There is much you might accomplish together.

Esumiyan

Sylphie─you are not to approach any sources of corruption without at your side. Do I make myself clear?

Esumiyan

And should you chance to encounter the origin of these disturbances, do not initiate a confrontation. Too often, you allow your curiosity to overwhelm your good sense. Now go, and may the elementals watch over you.

Sylphie

I... Yes, Guildmaster.

Sylphie

Something tells me we should start at Quarrymill in the South Shroud. Meet me there as soon as you can, . And hurry─the corruption is spreading!

Sylphie

There's the tainted soil, . Please do what you can.

Sylphie

That was brilliant, ! But it was only the start. The forest still groans in pain─I can hear it.

Sylphie

I think it's coming from...the north─no, the northeast. Let's go and have a look.

Sylphie

More corrupted soil. Over to you.

Sylphie

You're doing really well, ...but I think there's another one. And, well...it calls to me even more fervently than the last.

Sylphie

It's to the east, I think. Yes, to the east.

Sylphie

Right there, . This corruption is everywhere...

Sylphie

Nice work, the earth here feels healed. And yet...

Sylphie

There's another disturbance. And it's big. Really big. It's hard to describe, but it feels...sort of...wrong-er. I think... I think it might be what's causing all of this.

Sylphie

I know Brother E-Sumi said we weren't to confront it, but we can't just let it corrupt the rest of the forest. And however powerful it is, it can't be any more powerful than you. You're...well...you're amazing. Wh-What I mean to say is, I'm willing to risk a scolding if you are!

Sylphie

It's not far from here─somewhere to the southeast, I think. Shall we at least have a closer look?

Esumiyan

Welcome back, , Sylphie.

Sylphie

Our mission was a success, Guildmaster.

Esumiyan

Quite. I take it the two of you conspired to defy my orders?

Sylphie

W-Well...the forest was suffering! We couldn't just walk away...

Sylphie

It's not 's fault! It's mine. It was all my idea. I take full responsibility!

Esumiyan

Calm yourself, child.

Esumiyan

You did nothing I did not foresee. I am of no mind to lecture you.

Esumiyan

Indeed, Gridania is indebted to you for your heroic deeds. The corruption born of Akoman had taken root in the Calamity-weakened soil─there is no telling how much further it might have spread if you had not defeated the creature.

Esumiyan

And if I am not mistaken, Sylphie, you succeeded in drawing upon the energies of nature during the battle.

Sylphie

How did you─? Yes. Yes, I did. I'm not really sure how it happened. I remember thinking how badly I wanted to help , and then I suddenly felt the power surging through me.

Esumiyan

That is as it should be. One does not simply choose to borrow from nature's strength. The mind may command only that which the heart permits. In your desperation to help your friend, you opened your heart to nature, and nature responded to your need.

Esumiyan

Ah, but we must not forget your part in this, . It is clear to me that your journey with Sylphie has brought you still closer to the pinnacle of our art.

Esumiyan

I believe you are ready for the last of my teachings. Thus it is with great pleasure that I pass on another of our guild's magicks─a more potent form of the Cure spell is now yours to command.

Esumiyan

I have no doubt that it will serve you well in your continuing endeavors. Wheresoever you go, nature will go with you, my friend. Ever shall the earth meet your footfall, and the wind guide your path.

Sylphie

Heh. Heh heh. Ahahahahaha!

Sylphie

Was the ground always this warm?

Sylphie

I just wish I could tell my mother how incredible nature feels.

Sylphie

Oh, you're injured. Here.

Sylphie

Don't worry─healing doesn't drain me anymore.

Sylphie

Not since I learned how to borrow from nature.

Sylphie

And I have you to thank for that, .

Sylphie

Let's return to the guild. We have to explain everything to Brother E-Sumi.

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#1

Brother E-Sumi-Yan would have you investigate the creeping corruption which threatens the Twelveswood.

#2

Brother E-Sumi-Yan has tasked you and Sylphie with discerning the nature of the corruption spreading through the Twelveswood. Head to Quarrymill in the South Shroud and search the surrounding area for elemental disturbances.

#3

You have located and cleansed a patch of corrupted soil. Speak with Sylphie and determine your next move.

#4

Sylphie senses the taint of further corruption. Follow her directions, and seek out another disturbance.

#5

You have cleansed a second patch of corrupted soil. Speak with Sylphie once more.

#6

Despite your best efforts, Sylphie is certain that the forest still harbors unseen corruption. Trust in her senses, and search for a further elemental disturbance.

#7

You have cleansed a third patch of corrupted soil. Consult Sylphie as to whether your work in the forest is done.

#8

Worryingly, Sylphie insists that an even greater source of corruption yet remains...

Follow the young conjurer to the southeast.

#9

You have defeated Akoman. Return to Stillglade Fane and report to Brother E-Sumi-Yan.

#10

At last, Sylphie has felt the embrace of nature and is ready to set forth upon the path of conjury alone. Observing that your experiences alongside the young conjurer have served to deepen your own understanding of the art, Brother E-Sumi rewards you with the potent healing spell Cure II. Though your tutelage under the guildmaster has come to an end, your journey as a conjurer continues ever onwards.